title: Is there any place for spleen stiffness measurement in portal hypertension?
authors.affiliation: Third Medical Clinic, "Iuliu Hatieganu" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Regional Institute of Gastroenterology and Hepatology "Octavian Fodor", Cluj-Napoca, Romania.
authors.forename: Horia
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Stefanescu
authors.forename: Bogdan
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Procopet
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Platon-Lupsor
authors.forename: Christophe
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bureau
mesh_terms: D004548:Elasticity; D004932:Esophageal and Gastric Varices / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D008297:Male; D013154:Spleen / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology*; D014463:Ultrasonography